Overview
The intern will support the Protection Unit in advancing key protection priorities, with a focus on law and policy, access to justice, statelessness, and legal integration. The role involves analytical, drafting, and coordination support across multiple workstreams.
Key Responsibilities
- Support coordination and follow-up of protection activities across assigned workstreams
- Monitor progress against agreed actions, timelines, and commitments
- Draft correspondence, briefing notes, summaries, and internal reports
- Support preparation and documentation of meetings, workshops, and consultations
- Review and summarise legal, policy, and programme documents
- Contribute to internal reporting processes (including weekly and annual reporting)
- Support engagement with government counterparts, partners, and other stakeholders
- Maintain organised records, contact lists, and document management systems
- Provide administrative and coordination support to the Protection Unit as required
Required Experience
- Have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest to the work of UNHCR .
- not have exhausted the maximum cumulative internship period with UNHCR, including any prior internships (8 months for full-time and 12 months for part-time)
Qualifications
- Be either a recent graduate (having completed their studies within two years of applying) or a current student in a graduate/undergraduate school programme from a university or higher education facility accredited by IAU/UNESCO ;
- University degree (or ongoing studies) in law, international relations, public policy, or a related field
